Carton for playing cards



A. N. EPSTEIN. CARTON FOR PLAYINGCARDS. APPLICATION FILED Nov. s, 1920.

Patented Jan. 31, 1922.

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ALVIN N. EPSTEVITT, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

CARTON ron :PLAYING canins.

T0 ZZ ifi/0m t may concern: n

Be it known that I, ALVIN N. ErsrnrN, a. citizen of the United States,and a resident of Chicago, Cook County, and State 'of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Cartons for PlayingCards, of which the `following' is declared to be a full, clear, andexact description.

This inventionrelates to cartons for playing cards and its principalobject is to provide a card containing carton, with pencil holdingmeansI and with a surface for receiving pencil Writing that maybe erasedor washed offI with the application of moisture.

The invention designs to provide `a carton wherein a deck of playingcards may be conveniently carried, and which may be unfolded to expose asurface upon which the score may be kept and upon which informa tion,concerning card games, may be printed, thefcarton being also providedwith a pocket for the reception of a pencil, thus making provision forkeeping the score of the game. rl`he invention consists in the severalnovel features hereinafter set forth and claimed.

rlhe invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawing, inwhich Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a carton for playing cards,embodying a simple form of the present invention; Fig. Q is aperspective view of carton unfolded; Fig. 3 is a perspective view of afragment of one end ofthe carton, Fig. 4 is a central, longitudinalsection through the carton and Fig. 5 is a detail fragmental sectionillustrating an additional improvement.

Referring to said drawing and first to Fig. '1, the unfolded carton orblank of which it is composed, will be seen to comprise a rectangularportion A. scored along the lines a, ff., e. c, to provide a rectangularportion l which forms the back of the carton, and scored along the linesg, to form portions 2 that' comprise two sides of the carton, theremainder of the rectangular part A beyond the score lines b, formingthe flaps 3, 4, which are provided with interlocking means consisting ofa tongue 5 on the flap 3 and a. slit 6A in the flap 4. Arranged at rightangles to the rectangular part A and contained between the score line 0,d, is a part 7 that comprises one end of the carton, beyond which is arectangular end flap 8. The parts 7, 8, are substantially 0f the Samewidth as the part l..

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Application filed November 3, 1920. Serial No. 421,436. y

At the side of therectangular part A, opposite the end liap 8 andextending from the score line e is a flap 15 which is scored at f, andbetween said score lines e, 7, the liap 15 is `folded upon itself andstitched or fastened together along the line h, by staples Y or stitches13, to leave a tubular pocket 12 adapted for thereception of a leadpencil B.

The parts 9, 10, between the score lines. e, f,

and the staples or seam 13 form the end of the carton opposite the end7. The end part 1l of the flap l5 beyond the score line f is shaped asshown in Figs. 1 and 3, so as to be capable of being conveniently tuckedin under the other flaps 3, 4, 8, of the completed carton. At the sidesof the Hap 15, beyond the score lines g, are short flaps 14 which are'tucked in under the parts 9, l0.

y The blanlnor apart thereof, for instance the parts l, 7, and 8, may besurfaced with a waterproof material of a nature to receive pencilwriting that may be washed off or erased by the application of moisture,and this surfacing of the carton may be had by applying the waterproofsolution to the entire carton or a part thereof, or a separatewaterproofed sheet 16 may be secured to the body ofthe carton by anysuitable means.r The unsurfaced parts, for instance the flaps 3, 4, mayreceive printed matter relating to card games, to rules of games and soforth.

To inclose a deck of cards in the cart-on, the cards are laid on theback portion 1, the end flaps folded over the cards and the side liapsfolded over and secured together by the tongue and slot connections. Thecards may be removed by withdrawing the end 11 of the flap 15, thusopening one end of the' carton. To make use of the carton for all of itspurposes it is opened out to expose the surfaced` part, upon which thescore of the game may he kept with the pencil contained in the pocket. f

The advantages of this article are appar.- ent. It provides a pocket forthe reception of a pencil with which score may be kept on the carton,andl because of the water-proof surface thereof the score may be readilyeradicated. lt can be conveniently carried or stored away and whenneeded for use provides the several necessary accessories for playingand keeping score of card games.

Moreover, the backs or outer faces of all flaps afford spaces upon whichmay be placed adilllsllg matter, Th@ CM* ton may be used as a noveltycase to contain cards and, 1i desired, may besold separately troni thecards. ln the form illustrated 1n Fig. rtlie blank A muy be made ofleather,

cloth or other strong and desirable material to which thefsurfacingmaterial 16 is secured, thus providing a highly finished and moredurable carton.

More or less Variation of the exact details 0l.' lconstruction ispossible Without departing' "troni the spirit of this invention; ldesire, therefore, not to limit myself to the 'exact forni of theoonstrueti on shown und described, but intend, in the following claims,to point' out all of the invention disclosed herein.

' l claim as new, and desire tosecure by Let ters Patent:

l. A carton for playing cards, comprising a sheet of materie-lcomprising n front, back, sides and ends, one end of which is openeblefor. access to the cards und has a portion thereof' doubled upon andsecured to itself to `:i-'orrn a tubular pocket thereon for thereception of u pencil. 2. A Carton 'for playing cards, comprising :isheet of material comprising e front, back, sides and ends, one end oliwhich is openable for access to the cards, and the material of lsaid endbeing-doubled on itself and the doubled part secured togetheralong'aline running aerossthe end to form a, tubular pocket adapted forthe reception of a, pencil.

3. A carton for playing cards, comprising a. sheet Vof materialcomprising :t recta-ngular beek portion having end flaps `forming theends of the carton, and interlocking side liztps Jforming the sides andfront of the oarton, the materia-lof one of the end'flzips being doubledupon and' secured to itself to forni a tubular pocket extending alongthe length of seid end of the carton and adapted 'for the reception of epencil.

4L. A carton for pleying'ca-rds, comprising e rectangularV back portionhaving transversely scored end flaps forming the ends and intueledoverlapping' frontiaps for `the carton, said back portion having alsointerlocking side flaps forming the sides and interlocked front ofthecarton, one of the end inps being doubled upon itself, and-the doubledportion being secured together along a I A line running across thelength of said end to form at tubular tion of a pencil. v ALVIN N;EPSTEIN.

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